Thrashing-machine weighing apparatus



Feb. '14, 1928,

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Patented Feb. 14, 1928. UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

WILLIAM WINSLQW, OF FAIEBURY, ILLINOIS.

THRASHING-MACI-IINE WEIGHING APPARATUS.

Application filed May 31, 1927. Serial No. 195,374.

My invention relates to weighing appara- A supplemental weight carrying beam or tus, and particularly to weighing apparatus bar 13 is extended between the uprights 8 for thrashing machines. and 9 and supported by the same and in turn One of the objects of the invention is to carries a supplemental and an adjustable provide a simple, practical and advantaweight 14. The beam 13 is preferably in geous form or weighing machine. the form of a screw threaded bar or rod and Another object of the invention is to arhas its ends secured to the uprights 8 and range for accurate adjustment of the weigh- 9 by means of nuts 15 and 16, whereby said ing apparatus sothat the grain being beam 13 is securely held in position. i

weighed by the machine will be accurately The weight 1 1 is screw threaded so as to weighed, permit itto be adjusted along the beam 13 Another object of the invention is to perby turning or rotating it thereon, the extent mit the ready adjustment of the apparatus of adjustment of the weight 1 1 on bar 13 so that it may be accurately adjusted to being evidently capable of being very accu- M properly weigh different qualities or kinds rately made and also of being made in very f h small or moderate amounts, so as to secure In the accompanying drawings; readily and quickly an accurate weighing Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a portion of adjustment. Furthermore, this weight 14: is a weighing machine embodying my invenpreferably mounted in an eccentricananner ti on bar 13 (as shown in Fig. 2), so that said Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on line 22 weight 1% will remain in the position to i Fi 1, which it is adjusted and will not turn on Referring to the drawings, I show the bar 13 at er being once adjusted so as to weighing apparatus applied to a thrashing change or spoil the adjustment. machine, although it will be understood that Thus it will be seen that the weight 2 may it can be applied to other types or kinds of be readily adjusted to the general position hines, desired on beam 1, and then the nut 5 may In the drawings, 1 represents a substanbe tightened suiiiciently to hold said weight tially horizontally arranged bar or beam 2 in such adjusted position. Then, for tur- 8 which will be called the weighing bar or ther and more accurate adjustment, the beam. This is suitably mounted in the maweight 14- will be manipulated, this weight chine so as to counterbalance or weigh the being turned on bar 13 to any desired extent. grain. On this bar or beam 1 ismounted This adjustment will be accurately and a weight 2, which is made longitudinally ad- (puckly made and without changing the adas justable on the beam 1, so as to counterbalustment 0t welght 2 and without taking ance the grain so that the right amount Wlll down or interfering with the efficiency of be measured out by weight. This weight 2 the machine on which the weighing appapreterably consists of two parts, 2 and 3, ratus is mounted. Furthermore, the joltmounted on opposite sides of the beam 1, mg and shaking of the machine and of this and held together by a bolt 4 passing weighing attachment will not have any rethrough the parts 2 and 3 and having one sult in changing the position of weight 1 1, end provided with a nut 5 by which the two because of the eccentric mounting of that arts 2* and 3 may be drawn sufiioiently tight weight, the weight remaining in position and to hold them in position on the bar-or beam 1. not turning even though very considerably 45 On this weight 2 is a counterbalance atshaken.

tachment, preferably consisting of a member It will be understood that changes and 7, such as a metal strap or piece, w1th its 0pmodifications may be made without departposite ends bent up to form side supports or mg from the spirlt of the invention.

uprights 8 and 9. This member 7 may be What I claim as my invention is:

50- secured to the weight 2 in any preferred 1. A weighing attachment comprising a way but is preferably attached by means of weighing beam or bar and a weight ad ustdownwardly extending lugs 10, preferably ably mounted thereon and a supplemental made integral with the base portion of the weight carried by a supplemental weighing strap 7, bolts 11 passing through the portion beam or bar, said supplemental weight be- 3 of the weight 2 and being provided with ing eccentrically mounted on said supplenuts 12. mental beam or bar.

fmounted weight and a threaded supplemental beam carried by said weight and provided with a rotatably threaded supplemental weight, said supplemental weight being ecoentrically mounted on said threaded supplemental beam.

3. A weighing apparatus comprising a weighing beam or bar, a weight adjustably mounted thereon and provided with means for clamping it in adjustment on said beam or bar, a strap detachably mounted on said Weight and having upwardly extending end portions providing uprights, a supplemental weighing beam or bar extent ed between and supported by said uprights, and a supplemental weight carried by said supplemental beam and adjustable along the same, said strap being adjustably mounted on said first mentioned weight by means of bolts carried by said wei ht and detachably engaging said strap.

' 4. A weighing apparatus comprising a weighing beam or bar, a weight adjustably mounted thereon, a strap detachably mounted on said weight, said strap being provided with projecting integrally formed lugs, bolts passing through said lugs and into said weight for detachably holding the strap in position, a supplemental weighing bar carried by said strap, and a supplemental weight carried by said supplemental weighing bar.

5. A weighing apparatus comprising a weighing beam or bar, a weight adjustably mounted thereon, a strap detachably mounted on said weight, said strap being provided weight carried by said supplemental weighbar, said supplemental weighing bar being screw threaded and said supplemental weight being also threaded so as to permit adjustment along said bar by turnin 6. A weighing apparatus comprising a weighing beam or bar, a weight adjustably mounted thereon, a strap detachably mounted on said weight, said strap being provided with projecting integrally formed lugs, bolts passing through said lugs and into said weight for detachably holding the strap in position, a supplemental weighing bar carried by said strap, and a supplemental weight carried by'said supplemental weighing bar, said supplemental weighing bar being screw threaded and said supplemental weight being also threaded so as to permit adjustment along said bar by turning, said supplemental weight being constructed so as to be unbalanced with more weight 011 one side of its point of support than on the other side, whereby it will be prevented from rotating by shaking of the apparatus.

in witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 21st day of May, A. D., 1927.

I WILLIAM WINSLOVV. 

